Journal profile · GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Environmental Archaeology
ISSN 1461-4103 · eISSN 1749-6314 · Maney Publishing · ENGLAND
Environmental Archaeology: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.46; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 203 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 55% (journal website); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Archaeology is published by Maney Publishing and is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, together about 51.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental Archaeology: The Journal of Human Palaeoecology aims to publish contributions on all aspects of environmental archaeology, from methodology to synthesis and theory. Environmental Archaeology is an international peer-reviewed periodical which welcomes contributions that consider the interaction between humans and their environment in the archaeological and historical past. This broad scope embraces papers covering a range of environmental specialisms within archaeology, such as archaeobotany, archaeozoology (both vertebrate and invertebrate), palynology, geoarchaeology, biological anthropology, as well as more synthetic and theoretical approaches to the past human environment. Assemblage and site reports are not encouraged unless these can demonstrate significant new insights in environmental archaeology. Contributions may take the form of substantial research papers or shorter reports and may include, for instance, new techniques, philosophical discussions, current controversies and suggestions for new research. The journal also provides its readership with critical appraisal of recent academic scholarship through its regular books review section.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Alexandra LivardaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 11, Spain 5, United States 4, Germany 2, Mainland China 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences30.3%
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologySocial Sciences10.9%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences9.9%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Isotope Analysis in EcologyEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Maritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArts and Humanities5.3%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities3.1%
- Paleopathology and ancient diseasesArts and Humanities2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Archaeology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Current Abstracts, Environment Abstracts (Meta), Environment Complete, Environment Index, Genamics JournalSeek, Modern Language Association Bibliography, TOC Premier, Zoological Record
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.46LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.67Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 375OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 100,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,017 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 21 | 12 |
| 2025 | 48 | 22 | 57 |
| 2024 | 35 | 17 | 96 |
| 2023 | 44 | 21 | 171 |
| 2022 | 35 | 16 | 158 |
| 2021 | 55 | 23 | 488 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
203 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 347 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 223 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (93 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 55%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- Assemblage and site reports
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Environmental Archaeology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Maney Publishing
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1461-4103
- Electronic ISSN
- 1749-6314
- Society / sponsor
- Association for Environmental Archaeology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Archaeology
What CAS zone is Environmental Archaeology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Archaeology is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Archaeology / Geosciences, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Environmental Archaeology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.46; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Archaeology?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 203 days (interquartile range 131–347 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 55%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Environmental Archaeology based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (11), Spain (5) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Archaeology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Archaeology is indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Environmental Archaeology open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Archaeology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .